by [email protected] | Jul 20, 2011 | Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Boeing, Britain/U.K., China, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, Forces - Naval, France, India, Industry & Trends, Leadership & People, Lockheed Martin, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, Outer Space, Partnerships & Consortia, People, Russia, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, Thales, Trucks & Transport, USA
* The Government Accountability Office (GAO) publishes Pakistan Assistance: Relatively Little of the $3 Billion in Requested Assistance is Subject to State’s Certification of Pakistan’s Progress on Nonproliferation and Counterterrorism Issues [PDF]. * The...
by [email protected] | Jul 19, 2011 | Africa - Other, Asia - Other, Blimps & LTA Craft, Britain/U.K., Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Helicopters & Rotary, India, Industry & Trends, Leadership & People, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation, Signals Radio & Wireless, Surface Ships - Combat, Think Tanks, USA
* Taiwan publishes its biennial national defense report. Despite outlining that China’s defense budget is 21 times higher and its military force levels are 10 times higher than Taiwan, the report says the island will not enter into an arms race with its...
by [email protected] | Jul 18, 2011 | Air Reconnaissance, Alliances, Americas - Other, Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Conferences & Events, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, European Union (EU), Fighters & Attack, Force Structure, Forces - Land, Industry & Trends, L3 Communications, Leadership & People, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Policy - Personnel, Russia, Submarines, Transport & Utility, UAVs, USA
* NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen thanks General David Petraeus for his command of coalition troops, and hails the handing over of Bamiyan province to Afghan security forces as the beginning of full transition. * UK Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox is set to...
by [email protected] | Jul 15, 2011 | Alliances, Asia - Other, Blimps & LTA Craft, Boeing, Britain/U.K., China, Daily Rapid Fire, European Union (EU), Industry & Trends, Israel, Leadership & People, Lockheed Martin, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Outer Space, Policy - Doctrine, Pre-RFP, Russia, Specialty Aircraft, USA
* The Department of Defense (DoD) releases [PDF] its strategy for operating in cyberspace. Speaking at its launch, Assistant Defense Secretary William J Lynn III said the strategy rested upon five pillars that aim to harden defenses and reduce incentives for cyber...
by [email protected] | Jul 14, 2011 | Americas - Other, Bombs - General, Britain/U.K., China, Daily Rapid Fire, European Union (EU), Fighters & Attack, France, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Lockheed Martin, Other Corporation, Projections & Assessments, RAFAEL, Surface Ships - Combat, UAVs, University-related
* A European Defence Agency (EDA) official is confident that member states will have identified potential pilot cases for its Common Off The Shelf Procurement initiative by the end of 2011. * Diehl BGT and Israel’s RAFAEL have unveiled the PILUM long-range glide...
